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The Manager as Change Agent : Communication Channels, Timing of Information, and Attitude Change

LUIS ALMEIDA COSTAManagement Department, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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JOÃO AMARO DE MATOSManagement Department, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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MIGUEL PINA E CUNHAManagement Department, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Pages 65-93 | Published online: 08 Dec 2014

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